Start Daniel Jones or Cam Ward? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB: 17.5; 15th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cam Ward for Daniel Jones?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Daniel Jones at 13.3 points and Cam Ward at 11.5, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.4 and 12.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Daniel Jones at ADP 179 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 12.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Daniel Jones 1.8 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions.

Cam Ward and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 17.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 240 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.8 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Cam Ward has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Through Week 6, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 199 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cam Ward for Daniel Jones?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Daniel Jones: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.